We go together – Five missionaries commissioned at Taste of Missions

At Taste of Missions, held on June 14, 2025, five new missionaries were commissioned to share Jesus in communities across the U.S. and around the world:

• Mr. James Brandt – Asia-Oceania Team leader
• Rev. Jacob Bitter – Pan de Vida, Garden Grove, Calif.
• Rev. Jacob Borgwardt – Crossroads, Chicago, Ill.
• Rev. Ethan Schultz – Lamb of God, Williston, N.D.
• Rev. Phillip Valdez – Abiding Savior, Killeen, Texas

When you pray, give, and gather with fellow believers, you’re not just witnessing mission work—you’re part of sending them. From your church pew to mission fields around the world—we go together.

Please pray with us:

Gracious Lord,

At Taste of Missions, we witnessed your grace in action as we in WELS commissioned five men to serve in your harvest field. We lift up to you Mr. James Brandt, serving in Asia-Oceania; Rev. Jacob Bitter, at Pan de Vida in Garden Grove, California; Rev. Jacob Borgwardt, at Crossroads in Chicago; Rev. Ethan Schultz, at Lamb of God in Williston, North Dakota; and Rev. Phillip Valdez, at Abiding Savior in Killeen, Texas.

As you have called them, now equip them and their families. Fill them with zeal to share Christ and him crucified. Strengthen their faith, guard them, and bless the communities they serve with open hearts to hear the gospel. May their work be fruitful, their hearts joyful, and their eyes always fixed on Jesus.

To you alone be all glory, now and forever.

Amen.

Learn more at tasteofmissions.com.